INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Two teens were arrested Wednesday after deputies caught them fleeing from stolen vehicles and a K9 found a stolen firearm discarded during the chase, according to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office.

The cars were first spotted near Jaycee Park, where someone reported hearing a gunshot.

A detective attempted to stop the stolen vehicles Wednesday afternoon, but both fled. Seven people eventually ran from the vehicles near Gifford.

With the assistance of the Sheriff's Office helicopter, deputies reported apprehending all seven. One car stopped near Indian River Boulevard and 45th Street. Most of the other boys were found near a citrus packing facility at 49th Street and U.S. 1.

Ruckus, a K9 partnered with Deputy Ryan Holly, sniffed out a stolen firearm one the boys tossed while he was fleeing.

Deputy Ryan Holly and his K9 partner Ruckus(Photo11: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)